Back to School Night

Welcome to 4th GradeMiss Blair

Rutherford Elem.2013-2014

Welcome to Fourth Grade!• This presentation

will cover fourth grade policies and procedures.

• If you have any questions during my presentation, please don’t hesitate to ask.

All About MeMiss Blair I have always wanted to be a teacher. The last 9 years have been at Rutherford

teaching 4th grade. I attended Shippensburg University

• Bachelors in Elementary Education Penn State Harrisburg

• Masters in Teaching and Curriculum• Permanent Teacher Certificate

My Experience I’ve been teaching for 16 years. The grades I’ve taught are second through fifth

and Kindergarten. My favorite is fourth.

My Goals• My goals is to give your child the academic and

social skills they will need to progress to fifth grade.

• To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.

• To help your child make new friends and discover more about themselves in the process.

Specials 203• Day 1 – Art

Mrs. Bair

• Day 2 – GymMiss Ducomb

• Day 3 – LibraryMrs. Conway

• Day 4 – MusicMrs. Werdt

• Day 5 – Computer Lab Miss Blair

• 4th Grade Houghton Mifflin.• Leveled Readers• Oral reading• Weekly Comprehension Skills• Weekly Reading Tests.• Small Group Discussion• Independent Work

• Reading inspired writing pieces.• Organizers• Grammar• Phonics review• Weekly spelling tests.

Language Arts SpellingReading

Skill Groups

• Students will work on specific reading areas to increase fluency and reading comprehension.

• Students will work with a Rutherford staff member for 40 minutes, every day.

• Student progress will be monitored and their progress will be charted in graphs.

• This instruction is in addition to the core reading time.

Benchmark

Intensive

Strategic

Math• Everyday Math Series• Homework almost everyday• Math journals for notes• SRB can be taken home!• Parent letters give good unit

information• A week’s notice is given before final

tests• Basic facts must be worked on at

home for good retention

Science, Social Studies and Health• Socials Studies Texts

PA history, Geography and Early American History• Foss Science Units.

– Water, Human Body, and Magnetism & Electricity.• Study guides given at the beginning of each unit• Extra guides can be requested or downloaded off my website• A week’s notice is given before unit tests and quizzes.• Projects will be due throughout the year.

– Rubric and scoring key will be given– Instructions are provided at the time of the assignment

Classroom Community• Our classroom is a

community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.

• Our class rules are:– Be respectful– Be responsible– Be prepared– Be safe

Rules and Responsibilities• All rules are in addition to the School

Wide Disciple Policy.• Your child’s responsibility is to follow

all school and classroom rules.• All adult personnel have the right to

enforce school rules.

School Wide Discipline• Breaking school rules = 1 check• 3 checks = 1 strike• 3 strikes in a month = detention • 5 homework slips = detention

• Severe Infraction Clause, If student has inappropriate physical contact of any kind and/or uses unacceptable verbal language, an automatic strike will be handed out in addition to any other consequences Mr. Doi sees fit according to Central Dauphin School District’s Code of Conduct.

• Discipline review board sits with the child after 3 strikes and continued behavior.

• 3 more strikes, the parents and Discipline review board have a meeting.

* Please read and sign the Code of Conduct Books!

Think/Detention Sheets• Sheets must be signed by the parents• Students will lose recess until sheets are returned• A student’s loss of recess is not counted as time

served or as a substitute for detention.Buybacks

• This year the school has implemented a buy back system. In this system students can use rave to earn back strikes, detentions, and rewards. The student must earn the raves for good behavior after the incidents happened. The buyback is so students can attend the monthly reward. Students who serve detention, but would like to attend the celebrations may use the buybacks to do so.

Buy Back

•  Strikes – 10 raves accumulated after the date of the check.

• Detention – 15 raves accumulated after the date of the detention.

• Homework detention – 15 raves accumulated after the date of the detention.

Grading and Progress Reports• Progress Reports are not

mandatory but will be provided during the year.

• Reports are given in the middle of each marking period.

· Grading Scale· 90% to 100% = A· 80% to 89% = B· 70% to 79% = C· 60% to 60% = D· 59% and lower = F

Homework

• Assignment books are to be filled out everyday even when homework is not given. It is the student’s responsibility to correctly fill out the daily assignments.

• Homework slips are given for forgotten work

• 5 homework slips = a detention• Homework hotline 561-1990 x4203

Field Trips• We are planning lots of fun field trips for

this year!• All the trips are educational

experiences.• Behavior is a factor in whether your

child can attend.• Letters will go out prior to the

scheduled event.• If you can chaperone we would really

appreciate the help.

What Can You Do at Home?• Review Basic Facts (+, -, x, /).

• Check study guides that go home (especially science).

• Study for tests with your child, (at least a 15 to 30 min. review)

• Contact Homework Hotline 561-1990 x4203

• Check my website www.cdschools.org Direct link http://www.cdschools.org//Domain/1177– Select a School, Rutherford Elementary, Staff, Grade 4 Ms. Blair

• Check your child’s book bag for papers from the school.

• Ask your child questions1. Name one new thing you saw or learned today?2. Tell me one fact from social studies, health or science?3. What is the name of the story you are reading in class?4. What happened in the story? How does the story end?5. What’s the title of the last writing piece you did?6. Do one math problem for me before you go out to play. 7. Recite you 7x tables for me.8. Name one way you were helpful or kind to someone today.

Let’s Have a Great Year!Contact Information

Miss Blair561 -1990 x203 voicemail561-1990 x4203 homework hotlinekblair@cdschools.org

Websitehttp://www.cdschools.org//Domain/1177